The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall of the electrode component of the EMBLEM S-ICD (Boston Scientific), the iconic subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class I recall of Boston Scientific’s Emblem S-ICD subcutaneous electrode because of an increased risk of fracture that might prevent the ICD from ...
Boston Scientific is recalling the Emblem S-ICD Subcutaneous Electrode because of increased risk of fractures at a specific point (distal to the proximal sense ring), FDA reported this week. The ...
Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads are subject to technical failures and the impact of the resulting public advisories on patient welfare is unclear. The psychological ...
BOSTON -- A novel small-diameter lead wire had a high level of success for delivery of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks and low complications, the LEADR pivotal trial showed. The ...
The indications for ICD implantation continue to expand; however, these devices are associated with complications related to the implantation procedure itself and morbidity caused by the normal and ...